Materials for the symposium, during which participants discussed economic issues, implications and policy options, are posted below.

View this year's list of attendees here.

To learn about the symposium's history, read In Late August.

Agenda

Day 1:

Opening Reception and Dinner
Jeffrey Schmid
 | Host President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Day 2:

Friday Session

Kristin J. Forbes
| Chair Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Opening Remarks

external Kevin Warsh
| Keynote Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
  • external Video Remarks
  • external Written Remarks

Financial Innovation and the International Monetary System

Eswar Prasad
| Author Professor, Cornell University
  • pdf Prasad Paper
  • pdf Prasad Handout
Catherine L. Mann
| Discussant External Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England
  • pdf Mann Handout

General Discussion

Innovation in Tokenized Finance

Darrell Duffie
| Author Professor, Stanford University
  • pdf Duffie Paper
  • pdf Duffie Handout
Isabel Schnabel
| Discussant Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
  • pdf Schnabel Handout

General Discussion

Panel: International Experience with Payments Innovation

Pablo Hernández de Cos
| Panelist General Manager, Bank for International Settlements
  • pdf Hernández de Cos Handout
  • external Remarks
Stefano Scarpetta
| Panelist Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  • pdf Remarks
Kristalina Georgieva
| Panelist Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
  • external Remarks

General Discussion

Luncheon Address

Kenneth Rogoff
| Speaker Professor, Harvard University

Day 3:

Saturday Session

Anil Kashyap
| Chair Professor, University of Chicago

Financial Innovation and the Future of Banking

Christine A. Parlour
| Author Professor, University of California, Berkeley
  • pdf Parlour Paper
  • pdf Parlour Handout
Itay Goldstein
| Discussant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
  • pdf Goldstein Handout

General Discussion

Financing Innovation

Markus K. Brunnermeier
| Author Professor, Princeton University
  • pdf Brunnermeier Paper
  • pdf Brunnermeier Handout
Raghuram G. Rajan
| Discussant Professor, University of Chicago
  • pdf Rajan Handout

General Discussion

Panel: Financial Innovation: Considerations for Central Banking

Wenxin Du
| Panelist Professor, Harvard University
  • pdf Remarks
  • pdf Du Handout
Arvind Krishnamurthy
| Panelist Professor, Stanford University
  • pdf Krishnamurthy Handout
  • pdf Remarks
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
| Panelist Professor, University of Pennsylvania
  • pdf Fernández-Villaverde Handout

General Discussion